Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe shot in Bogota
Colombian senator Miguel Uribe, in the running to join next year’s presidential race, is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot at an event in Bogota, according to national police and prosecutors.
Continue Reading
Around 1,200 unsafe railway crossings identified across the country, says Railway GM
-
CNL Reporter
-
June 8, 2025
-
News
-
Railway GM
-
0 Comments
The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has revealed that the majority of accidents at railway crossings occur at crossings equipped with safety systems.
Continue Reading
Reforms vs. Reality: Can Sri Lanka Weather the Next Economic Storm?
Weekly Economic Review (1ST week of June 2025) Public Spending Soars as Capital Investment Slows
Continue Reading
Economic Indicator Highlights of the Week
-
CNL Reporter
-
June 7, 2025
-
News
-
Economic
-
0 Comments
Real Sector
Continue Reading
Trump and Musk break up, and Washington holds its breath
Maybe it was always going to end this way, with two billionaires angrily posting about each other on social media,
Continue Reading
Minister admits presence of mafia earning high profits from imported salt
-
CNL Reporter
-
June 6, 2025
-
Political
-
Salt
-
0 Comments
While admitting that there is a mafia by traders to earn maximum profits out of the current salt shortage, Minister of Trade and Food Security Wasantha Samarasinghe assured that action will be taken against such traders.
Continue Reading
Power disruption hits Colombo, suburbs after transmission line tripping
A power disruption was reported in several areas of Colombo, Kalutara and nearby regions earlier today following a tripping incident on the Biyagama–Pannipitiya main transmission line.
Continue Reading
Musk threatens to decommission SpaceX capsule, a key space station link, after Trump attack
As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world’s richest man threatened to decommission a space capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station.
Continue Reading
Mervyn Silva indicted
Former Minister Mervyn Silva has been indicted before the Colombo High Court in connection with a corruption case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).
Continue Reading
SriLankan flight makes emergency landing in Indonesia
A SriLankan Airlines flight en route from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to Singapore made an
Continue Reading